Monday, September 26, 2011

I feel I owe you an apology. I sort of dropped from the face of the earth for a couple of weeks without so much as a word of explanation.

Much as I know you've got other things on your mind, other blogs to visit, other ways to fill your evening hours, it seems rude to leave you hanging.

Life's been even crazier than ever. Just when I thought it could get no busier, it did. In a good way. I accepted a promotion at work which means I'm working harder than ever. More hours at the office. Less hours at home. More stress. Less time to cook. And blog.

If things are a little quiet around here, please understand. I'm figuring out a new balance between work, home, and personal time. I hope things will settle soon. Thanks for your patience till they do.

On to my recipe of the week. This month, I was SO pleased to get Kitchen Belleicious as my Secret Recipe Club pick. I have been following Jessica's lovely blog for quite some time and had dozens of recipes bookmarked already. It wasn't easy to settle on one, but this recipe was a natural choice. It's super easy, and my kids are WILD over anything with chickpeas.

The original recipe calls for Cajun Seasoning, which I didn't have, but since we don't like things really spicy anyway, I left it out, and it was perfect. Let me know if you try it with. Here's my variation.

Drain the chickpeas and spread them out on a dishtowel to dry for about 1/2 hour. In a large plastic bag, combine the spices, salt and flour. Mix well. Throw the chickpeas in the bag and mix them around so they are well coated.

Heat the oil in a frying pan and then shallow fry the beans in two batches. Shake the beans around every couple of minutes to be sure they fry evenly, and remove them with a slotted spoon when they look done (mine took a bit less than 5 minutes). Let them drain on paper towels for a few minutes.

Season with extra kosher salt and ENJOY! Jessica's recipe says that these will save in a ziploc bag or container for up to 1 week, although I have no evidence of that. They were devoured in less than five minutes.

How funny! I can't believe you got me! I love it and I LOVE your version of the recipe. They look delicious and i hope ya'll liked them as much as we did. No worries on the blogging_ i am just glad you are back- I struggle with blogging more than people realize so I know how you feel! Great job

Congrats on the promotion! I understand how more work means less play! These would make a great game day snack or on top of a salad...I'm going to check my pantry to see if I have any chickpeas in there...

These look good, I have made them oven roasted before. I like the seasoning you used. I have to be careful of too spicy seasoning, my husband doesn;t like it hot either. I used chipotle pepper powder and sea salt on mine.

Congrats dear!, it's wonderful to know and blog really can wait!, I do it a lot of times!, but I think blogger friends do understand.., lovely chickpeas and clicks, love your blog dear.., have a lovely year ahead, best of luck for your new responsibilities and for your future, It is so nice to be with you in SRC

It can be so hard to balance everything. As women, I think we're especially likely to fall prey to the I'm-going-to-do-everything-even-if-it-kills-me syndrome. Sometimes, something has to give. If you slept instead of blogging, good choice!

I know that I have a hard time NOT doing everything on my list, even if it means that I'm going to bed impossibly late every night of the week, etc. But we all have our limits, and sometimes something has to give. Kol hakavod for taking a blogging break when you needed it!

So interesting, I saw a recipe for fried chickpeas as bar snacks in Bon Appetit today, and then I saw these... I think they're calling my name! My kids, too, love chickpeas, and I do believe this is going to be cooked up soon.

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Hi! I'm Rivki Locker, an ordinary person who lives a harried, busy life like you do. I created this blog to share my ideas about how to eat healthy without spending all day shopping, eating, cooking, and measuring portions.